Milk-bottle holder



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UNITED STATES CHARLES IBLITCH, 0F JACKSONVILLE, OREGON.. L

MILK-BQTTLE HOLDER.

Application led April 25, 1925. SerialI No. 25,834.

This invention relates to deposit and collecting receptacles and moreparticularly to a holder for milk bottles and the like.

An important object of the invention 1s to provide a receptacle havingmeans for firmly engaging milk bottles or the like to prevent accidentaldisplacement of the same. u

A further object of the invention 1s to provide a receptacle havingmovable engaging means engageable with `the upper and lower portions ofa container.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of areceptacle. of this character whereby the release of the full bottle 1saccomplished by the insertion of an empty bottle.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a receptacle whichwill prevent the removal of a full container by unauthorized persons orby animals.

.Another object of the invention is to pro vide a bottle holdingreceptacle of this char acter which is simple and durable ofconstruction and efficient in operation.

Other objects and advantages` of this invention will become apparent asthe description progresses.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate corresponding partsthroughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device constructed in accordancewith my invention,

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the same,

Figure 8 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figurel,

Figure 4 is a similar View taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the upperportionv of the device, and

Figure 6 is a similar view taken through the lower portion of thedevice.

In the drawings, wherein for the. purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 10 generally indicatesthe base or bottom plate which may be of metal construction andrectangular in formation. Formed in the upper face of the bottom plateon one side thereof is a comparatively large circular recess 11communicating with a longitudinal groove 12 extending on thelongitudinal center line of the bottom plate and terminating adjacentthe opposite end thereof. Se-

cured to the outer longitudinal edges'of the bottom plate 10 are a pairof side boards 13, the vertical edges being cut' inwardly insemi-circular formation as indicated by the 'numeral 14 and shown toadvantage in'Figure 1. i

Secured in anydesirablemanner upon' the upper edges of the side boards13\is a' top plate 15 also of rectangular formation and similar' inconstruction tothebottom plate 10. The upper side of the top plate 15 isof substantially pyramidall formation' as at 16 providing adurablecoverof attractive appearance. The lower side of the top plate 15is provided with a'comparatively small circular recess 17 formeddirectly above and in vertical alignmentwith the largerrecess l1. Alongitudinally extending groove 18' communicates with this recess andterminates adjacent the opposite end of the top plate.

The'structure is reinforced by the -provisiono'f vertically extendingrods 19, a'pair of these rods being positioned adjacent each side 13 andextending through suitable openings tormed in the top and bottom platesand secured by nuts threadedly mounted on the ends of the rods incountersunk recesses. rIhe structure is further provided with atransversely vextending partition board 20 extending from the bottomtothe top plate at approximately the center land dividing the structureinto two compartments. One compartment is adapted to receive anemptycontainer andthe other compartment a full conta-iner4 in theembodiment of the device shown, but, it is conceivable that additionalcompartments may be provided or addi-l tional holders secured in seriesto accommodate any desirable number of containers. It is to be notedthat the partition board 20 is provided with vertically extending slots20 adjacent the upper and lower edges in communication with the grooves12 and 18 formed in the `top and Vbottom plates, the purpose offwhichwill be hereinafterl more fully described. f y f In order thatthe fullmilk bottleor other container be securely held against displacement inthe` holder, spring actuating engaging means are provided. The bottomplate `10 carries an engaging member embodying a circulan body 21vsubstantially smaller in diameter than `the recess 11 and adapted to bereceived therein. In the retracted position the upper edge of the body2l is arranged to ft Hush with thel upper side ofthe bottom plate, thisbody being recessed as at 22 to conform tothe bottom of a milk bottle.An arm 23 is formed integral with or secured tothe body 2 1 and extendsin the. longitudinal groove 12, an opening being formed adjacent `theend thereof engageable with a transversely extending hinge rod 24 aboutwhich the arm 23 pivots. It is apparent from this construction that thearm 23 and body 21 are pivotally connected with the bottom plate so asto lit evenly with the upper face thereof. The engaging member is,however, retained in elevated position relative to the bottom platethrough the medium of an arcuate spring 25 mounted in the groove 12 andhaving one end secured by a screw or in any desirable manner; It isobvious that when the engaging member is forced downwardly the spring25will 'be flattened and lie in a depression formed for this purpose. Asimilar engaging member is mounted in the top plate' recess differingonly in the construction of they-circular body plate 26 which issubstantially smaller than the bottom plate and loosely fits within therecess 17, this plate being recessed in its lower side `as at v27 forengagement with the upper end of the milk bottle. vThe expandedpositions of the engaging members are limited by the slots formed in thepartition boards 20.

In use., the holder may be readily constructed in various sizes to suitthe cont-ainers as, for instance, a milk bottle holder for the receptionof quart, pint or half pint bottles being necessary. The deliveryman todeposit a full bottle of milk in the holder must first insert an emptybottle in the compartment in which the arms '23 of the engaging membersare mounted. Insertion of the empty bottle will cause the engagingmembers to be depressed against the springs 25 and engage the recessesformed in the toprand bottom plates. The full `milk bottle is thendeposited in the o-pposite compartment and the empty bottle withdrawnpermitting the engaging members to spring away from the top andbottomplates and rm'ly engage the bottle. The consumer must then insertan empty bottlein the holder in order to withdraw the full bottle thusnecessarily causing 'a change of bottles. Further advantages of myimproved holder are readily apparent as the danger of the bottlebecoming dislodged andbroken is entirely obvia'ted `and 'the vliabilityof -theft reduced. If desirable, however, any conventional type oflocking means may be employed to retain the engaging members in contact'with 'the milk bottle' and thus render the holder 'absolutelyltheft-proof.

It is to Abe understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed Vis to be' taken as the'pr'e-ferred example vof the same, andthat various changes as to the shape, size and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention, orthe scope of the subjoined claims.

Havingthus described .my invention, I claim:

l1.y lIn a bottlevholder, a bottom plate, a top plate, side membersconnecting the said plates, a partition mounted centrally of the plates,engaging members pivotally connected in the plates, spring meansnormally forcing the engaging members away from the plates to engage abottle in one of the compartments, the said engaging means beingreleased from the said bottle by the insertion of a second bottle in theother compartment.

2. A bottle holder comprising a housing including top and bottom plates,side members formed to permit convenient insertion of bottles, and apartition plate dividing thc housing into two compartments; a pair ofengaging members fulcrumed in the top and bottom plates and engageablewith suitable recesses formed in the plates, the said engaging memberscomprising circular bodies disposed in vertical alignment in one of thecompartments engageable with a bottle therein, extension arms extendingthrough the central portion of the top and bottom plates in the othercompartment, the said arms being normally forced away from the plate sothat the body portions will engage a bottle in the first mentionedcompartment and operatively released-from the said bottle by theinsertion of a second bottle in the last mentioned compartment.

3. An apparatus `of the character described comprising a bottle holdingstructure, pivoted bottle engaging members mounted in the upper andlower portions of the structure, means for normally urging the bottleholding members toward the center of the structure, the said membersbeing formed so that the insertion of onel bottle in one side of thestructure will release a bottle ,engaged by the holding membersy on theother side of the structure. K

4. An apparatus of the character'described comprising a bottle holdingstructure, pivoted bottle holding members at the top `and bottom of thestructure having bottle engaging means formedat the extremities inaligned positions, means for normally urging the bottle holding membersintoy extended positions directed toward the center of the structure,the said bottle holding members being formed so that the insertio-n of abottle in one side of the structure will rele-ase the bottle held bythe/members in the other side of the structure.

Intestimony whereof I aliix my signature.

CHARLES BLITCH.

